distort

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdistortdis‧tort /dɪˈstɔːt $ -ɔːrt/ ●○○AWL verb1CHANGE/MAKE something DIFFERENT[intransitive, transitive] to change the appearance, sound, or shape of something so that it is strange or unclearTall buildings can distort radio signals.2FALSE[transitive] to report something in a way that is not completely true or correctHis account was badly distorted by the press.3[transitive] to change a situation from the way it would naturally bean expensive subsidy which distorts the market —distorted adjectiveHis face was distorted in anger. —distortion /dɪˈstɔːʃən $ -ɔːr-/ noun [countable, uncountable]a gross distortion of the facts→ See Verb table